Vicki K

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1. Name Badges

   Vicki K replied to melsay's topic in General Nursing

   Not only have I had patients calling me at home, but I've been stalked twice. Once was a mental patient while I was still in nursing school -- he used to climb the tree outside my bedroom window and hang out. I called the police several times, but ...

2. Visitors with no common sense!!

   Vicki K replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

   Years ago, I was taking care of a prisoner from the state pen. He had multi-system failure, and the docs wanted to make him a DNAR. Because he was an inmate, we needed permission from the state to make him a DNAR, and the state refused as that woul...

3. When I was a STUDENT, the clinical experience I remember most was...

   Vicki K replied to MollyJ's topic in General Nursing

   I'll never forget my first IM injection. This was 25+ years ago, when metal tubexs and glass syringes were popular. The patient had a bad case of DTs, and was having difficulty cooperating anyway. As a student, I was REALLY slow --marking out the ...

4. What do your coworkers do to annoy you?

   Vicki K replied to RNinICU's topic in General Nursing

   My pet peeve is "high-maintenence co-workers." You know the type -- they have to have help to do ANYTHING. They're the ones who are always "too busy" to do anything extra such as answer a call light, help someone else turn at patient, etc. They ca...

5. The Unbelievable things our Pts DO..It is true

   Vicki K replied to AmandaDawn's topic in Humor

   I've seen the dentures before a time or two. But I had one better. Patient came from the nursing home (where she was living because her husband was exhausted from dealing with her dementia) for a GI series. Evidently, the nursing home staff had ex...

6. i shouldnt have laughed

   Vicki K replied to thisnurse's topic in Humor

   When I was a brand new Grad, a quarter century or so ago, we were still practicing Team Nursing. It was my task, as the GN (not the Team Leader) to take the scale around and weigh all the patients on my Gen. Med. floor while the Team Leaders were in...

7. What is the most incompetent thing you seen a fellow nurse do?

   Vicki K replied to okihusker's topic in General Nursing

   This was 20 years ago -- I was Charge, working with a new grad who wasn't even licensed yet. Her patient had a K+ of 3.8, and the H.O. wanted to replace K+ IV. Through a 20 G. in the back of the hand. (Did I mention that this was the first week of...

8. Has A Surgeon Ever Thrown An Instrument At You?

   Vicki K replied to TravelerAdvisor's topic in Operating Room

   Years ago, I had a surgeon throw a bedpan at me. (A full one, I might add!) It missed me and hit the wall, contents spattering everywhere. I was new to nursing and had just moved to Boston where I didn't understand the accent and every instrument ...

9. spooky spooky spooky

   Vicki K replied to babynurselsa's topic in General Nursing

   I've experienced (not always visually) ghosts both at home and at work. Someone who posted earlier asked "Why is it only the believers who see ghosts?" It isn't. My father emphatically does NOT believe, but still manages to hear from his great-gre...

10. Inquiring Minds Want To Know: Outrageous Orders!

    Vicki K replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen some outrageous orders, but the one that immediately comes to mind is "Flower care q 24 hours". (The ICU patient was worried that her flowers would die. Not only did this ignoramus bring the flowers to her bedside (NOT allowed in any of t...